Browsing Civil and Environmental Engineering by Supervisor "Anderson, William B."
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The Critical Role of Chemical Pre-Treatment in Ensuring Cryptosporidium Removal by Filtration of High Quality Source Water
(University of Waterloo, 2019-05-01)Drinking water utilities reliant on surface water utilize chemically-assisted filtration (CAF) as a key barrier against the passage of protozoan pathogens, like Cryptosporidium spp. oocysts, to treated water. The goal of ... -
Granular Activated Carbon for the Removal of Seasonally Present Microcystin-LR
(University of Waterloo, 2017-04-20)Microcystin-LR (MC-LR) is a potent hepatotoxin, produced by cyanobacteria. MC-LR is the most commonly regulated cyanotoxin. MC-LR typically occurs seasonally in late summer in temperate regions, such as the North American ... -
Improving the Understanding of Factors Influencing Cryptosporidium Removals Reported for Granular Media Filtration
(University of Waterloo, 2016-01-13)Cryptosporidium is an important waterborne protozoan pathogen which has been implicated in several large gastrointestinal disease outbreaks attributable to inadequate treatment of drinking water. Unfortunately, Cryptosporidium ... -
Pre-Treatment Evaluation Prior to Ultrafiltration in Secondary Effluent Treatment for Water Reuse
(University of Waterloo, 2015-12-17)Reusing wastewater can assist in solving water shortage problems, reduce the amount of wastewater discharged to surface water bodies and, by extension, alleviate its adverse effects on humans and the environment. Organics ... -
Removal of Organic Matter by Classical Biofiltration: Mechanistic Insights Regarding "Biodegradation"
(University of Waterloo, 2019-10-03)Pilot-scale biofiltration experiments were conducted at the Region of Waterloo’s Mannheim Drinking Water Treatment Plant to inform the scientific and operational understanding of drinking water treatment by biologically-active ... -
Treatment of the Cyanotoxins Cylindrospermopsin, Microcystin-LR, and Anatoxin-a by Activated Carbon in Drinking Water
(University of Waterloo, 2017-08-23)Cyanotoxins are known to cause human and animal illness, in some cases resulting in death, and their presence in drinking water is a potential risk to public health. Cylindrospermopsin (CYL), microcystin-LR (MC-LR), and ...